Delta Bye-Elections: 19 Opposition Parties Okay With The Result

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State has cautioned the opposition, especially the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) to be mindful of their utterances on the just-concluded  Delta Central Senatorial election.
 The party chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi, while briefing the press in Asaba, said rather than engaging in frivolous statements, the party should go to the tribunal to challenge the result in which Emmanuel Agwariwado of the PDP won.
 According to him, both APC and DPP were not qualified in the first place to contest the election.
 Chief Nwaoboshi said the apathy shown during the election by the electorate in the area was because people were yet to appreciate the power of the legislature, adding that it was unlike the governorship election where they think there was something to gain ahead.
 Meanwhile, 19 political parties have endorsed the result of the  bye-election, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) did a thorough job.
 The parties, excluding the forerunners in the election- APC, DPP, and LP commended the electoral body for its transparency in the election.
In a communique read at a press conference in Asaba, on Wednesday, the parties commended the military and other security agencies for maintaining peace, law and order during the election.
 The communique read by Mr Paul Isamade of the  Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) called on other parties to unconditionally accept the result of the bye-election.

Written By Alphonsus
Agbor, Delta State